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2018 CLASSROOM SOLSC FOR STUDENTS: DAY 3 OF 31
Day 3 of the Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge!
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DAY 2 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL18
Please take a minute (literally) to listen to today's announcement before sharing the link to your slice of life story.
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2018 CLASSROOM SOLSC FOR STUDENTS: DAY 2 OF 31
Day 2 of the Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge!
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DAY 1 OF THE MARCH SOLSC! #SOL18
March has arrived, which means it's time for our month-long writing challenge. Please take a few minutes to flip through the embedded PPT for some essential information about the Challenge.
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WELCOME TO THE 2018 CLASSROOM SOLSC FOR STUDENTS: DAY 1 OF 31
Welcome to the the sixth annual Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge for students!
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Getting Ready for the SOLSC – Tomorrow is March 1!
Tomorrow we begin. Onward to the 11th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge!
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SOL Tuesday #sol18
It's time to write, share, and give. But before you do, please read through this week's announcements.
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TWT’s Mission Statement
Every so often, it is good to stop and think about why we do what we do. At Two Writing Teachers, the co-authors and I recently revisited our Mission Statement and updated it to reflect our most current beliefs about this blog and the teaching of writing
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Crushed It!
Crushed It (defined): To feel positive, get more done, or in general be a better person. How are you crushing it in the classroom?
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4 Tips for Successful Active Involvement in a Minilesson
In a minilesson, we work to not only demonstrate a strategy sometimes employed by professional writers, but also to provide a quick opportunity for young writers assembled before us to apply it, either in their own writing or in a co-authored class composition. This short segment of the minilesson during which writers 'give a strategy a go' themselves, often called the "Active Involvement" or "Active Engagement," allows writers an immediate opportunity for application in the supportive environs of the meeting area. How can we make this part of the lesson really count?
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8 Great Ways to Meet Writers Where They Are
Throughout the conference, I watched, listened, and played with digital tools and all along I thought about our students and how digital tools have the capability to make all students feel successful. I was in awe of the opportunities digital devices bring to our classrooms.
